Long duration tests of room air filters in cigarette smokers' homes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 7260-7268

  Batterman, Stuart ^a   Godwin, Christopher ^a   Jia, Chunrong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PRESSURE DROP; SMOKE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR EXCHANGE RATE; CIGARETTE SMOKERS; DEPOSITION LOSS RATE; MASS CONCENTRATION; MONITORING PERIODS;

AIR FILTERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; TOBACCO SMOKE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

INDOOR AIR; SMOKE;

AIR; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FILTER; HOME; PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; HOUSING; KINETICS; PRESSURE; SMOKE; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 25144519698     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048951q     Document Type: Article

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